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ant and bee books

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poppy34 · 27/08/2008 17:57

just remembered these as loved them as a kid... innocently went looking for them (as seem to be out of print) - but LOOk AT THE PRICE OF THEM!

ant and bee -are they made of gold!!???

any idea where I can pick up a decent copy for less than price of a new pushchair?

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FiveGoMadInDorset · 27/08/2008 18:00

I love them, I have one, which sadly I drew on when I was little, I too was shocked by the prices when I looked about a year ago

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poppy34 · 27/08/2008 18:02

[waves at fivegomad]

I kept all my thomas the tank engine books (ok they're drawn on and have upside down date stamps from whereI played library)...should have done the same with ant and bee...

maybe we should ask them to republish? reckon loads of people would buy as they're lovely books

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cyteen · 27/08/2008 18:12

OMG! And how funny, I was just looking at my treasured Ant and Bee books yesterday and thinking "I wonder if you can still get these, I'd love for my little boy to have them."

I've got Ant and Bee Go Shopping and Around The World With Ant and Bee, they're brilliant. Still haven't forgiven myself for taking all my books to the charity shop when I was about 12, in a moment of trying-to-be-cool. What an utter, utter moron. All my Quentin Blakes, all my Mog the Forgetful Cats, and so many others I can't even remember now...all gone

rookiemater · 27/08/2008 18:13

I loved Ant and Bee when I was young. Can't believe the prices, maybe they are cheaper in the US ?

FrayedKnot · 27/08/2008 18:14

Ooh I loved Ant and Bee

We had a battered copy of the alphabet one

at £130 for a perfect copy

Whizzz · 27/08/2008 18:21

I can remember my friend had some of these &I thought they were great!

spicemonster · 27/08/2008 18:25

It's such a shame they're out of print. they're absolutely brilliant. I don't know where ours are anymore

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poppy34 · 27/08/2008 18:44

I know frayedknot...shocking isn't it? still i think they should bring em back

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Hangingbellyofbabylon · 27/08/2008 23:47

I love Ant and Bee - my dd's are currently enthralled by 'Ant and Bee and the Doctor' - it's priceless to me as it was given to me by my new baby sister when I was born some here that are not too bad although still have a day to go.

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poppy34 · 28/08/2008 09:44

thanks hangingbelly... have bid so fingers crossed!

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MeAndMyMonkey · 29/08/2008 12:45

I loved Ant and Bee, don't know what happened to any of our copies though.
By sheer coincidence, am doing some work research on Egypt, and just found out this about the Nile Valley and Delta:

"The Ancient Egyptians called these the Land of the Ant (the Valley) and the Land of the Bee (the Delta). On ancient inscriptions you often see an ant and a bee beside a pharaoh's name, meaning ruler of the Valley and the Delta"

Could this have been the inspiration for Ant and Bee??

ChukkyPig · 29/08/2008 12:49

I used to read ant and bee in the library! My mum mentioned it only yesterday, saying she wondered if DD would like them and if they were still around.

At those prices I think DD may have to put up with some crappily drawn facsimiles from me!

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